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5. The most controversial aspect of the visit to China, at least in Jamaica, was the Tiananmen Square one. When I raised the subject, Dr Carr was at pains to stress that Mr Manley had not visited the Square on 4 June, the anniversary of the massacre. He was received by Chinese Government Ministers on 3 June and had spent the next day sightseeing.
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Dr Carr said the subject of Hong Kong had come up in discussion on several occasions during the visit. The Chinese explained that they had dug their heels in on the Hong Kong airport project because the Hong Kong Government had gone ahead with the planning of the project without prior consultation with them. They told Dr Carr that there was no doubt about an airport being built but it might not be on the scale planned by the Hong Kong Government. Officials also stressed that they wished to see the transition to Chinese rule take place as smoothly as possible and told Dr Carr that they wanted to see little change to the Hong Kong way of life. They were aware that the world at large would be watching what happened and China wanted to avoid any criticism of its actions. On Taiwan, the Chinese said they could accept other countries having relationships with Taiwan provided they accepted Chinese sovereignty over the territory. This was not negotiable.
7. On the $8m aid promised to Jamaica, Dr Carr said he hoped this would start to flow fairly soon. The first step would be for Chinese experts to visit Jamaica. Of the $8m, $6m would be spent on the textile factory project with the remainder being spent on mutually agreed projects.
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We finished our meeting with a short discussion on Cambodia which is a favourite subject of Dr Carr's and about which he is better informed than I am. He mentioned that the Japanese had been given offshore oil exploration rights by the Phnom Penh Government. They had also expressed interest in projects in rice growing and rubber plantations as well as hotel development. More interestingly, Dr Carr said that if a UN peace keeping force was sent to Cambodia, Jamaica would want to contribute troops to it.
9. As a parting request, Dr Carr asked if I could provide him with ongoing information on Hong Kong developments. Perhaps Mr Capes, to whom I am copying this, could liaise with Hong Kong Department to see what information could be given.
18 June 1991
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